As Aaron Ford neared the finish line of the Viking Half Marathon Saturday morning, his focus was on encouraging other runners. “Finish strong!” he yelled to Archer Russell, a participant in the 10K ...

Greenwood High School linebacker Frederrick Ford received two more college football offers this past week from LSU and South Florida, which brings the grand total to 17 — so far. Ford is a 6-foot-5, ...

For well over a year, state Sen. Lydia Chassaniol of Winona and a Mississippi Public Broadcasting film crew have been crisscrossing the state with a delectable purpose.

Leflore County head boys basketball coach Michael Higgin has not been afraid to learn something new every day. He admits that when he came on board with the Greenwood and Leflore County school systems ...

Carroll Academy’s girls and boys varsity and middle school teams competed in the Lee Academy Invitational track meet Wednesday in Clarksdale. Competing in the Division 1 class, the Carroll varsity ...

Updated at 2 p.m. with information from the Mississippi Forestry Commission. Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves issued a statement Saturday morning stating that the size of the fire in Carroll County has ...

Steve Knight became the head men’s basketball coach at William Carey College way back in July of 1982 at the age of 25.

Easter has always been one of my favorite holidays. After a long cold winter, spring is in the air.  Well, sometimes. I remember having snow on the ground one year when I was a child. There we were in ...

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The Greenwood High girls fast-pitch softball team claimed a 29-4 win over Rosa Fort High School Wednesday in Tunica. The Lady Bulldogs (3-2) scored 11 runs in the first frame, 15 in the second and ...

Two players who took on leadership roles and guided their respective teams in more ways than one have been selected as the Commonwealth’s Girls and Boys Players of the Year for the 2025-2026 ...